Chapter 2: Our System of Government
Before it could take effect, the Constitution had to be ratified by the following number of states:
9
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government based on the "consent of the governed"?
John Locke
Which institution was not originally established under the Constitution?
Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in
Marbury v. Madison
The ____________________ established a tax on virtually all forms of paper used by the colonists.
Stamp Act of 1765
Which document proclaimed, " Each state retains it sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not..... ecpressly delegated to the United States.
The Articles of Confederation
According to the text "it is hard to imagine a government framework better suited than the Constitution to
the pluralist model
The power of the president to veto laws is an example of
checks and balances
A president's nominee for the Supreme Court has been rejected by the U.S. Senate. This illustrates the process of
checks and balances.
The case of McCulloch v. Maryland was important because it
established the legal basis for the supremacy of national authority over the states.
Shay's Rebellion consisted of
farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed
The three fifths formula that was used in regard to representation in the House
had been used in 1783 under the Articles to allocate government costs among the states
The Constitution established a bicameral Congress, which means that:
it consisting of two chambers.
By signing the Declaration of Independence, the rebels
left themselves without any real central government.
Article 1 of the Constitution refers to the
legislative branch
A difference between the Articles of Confederation and the U. S. Constitution is that, in the Constitution, all
legitimacy is based in the citizens of the nation rather than the states.
In forging a new government, the greatest concern of the colonial revolutionaries was
limiting its powers.
The fact that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land expresses the principle of
national supremacy.
Republicanism is a form of government in which power
resides in the people and is exercised by their elected representatives
The goal of the First Continental Congress was to
restore harmony between Britain and the colonies.
The idea that the people agree to establish rulers for certain purposes, but they have the right to resist or remove rulers who violate those purposes, is also known as
social contract theory
Madison would generally agree with all of the following statements regarding factions except:
They always constitute a minority of the people.
The Bill of Rights consists of the first _________ amendments to the Constitution.
ten
Under the Connecticut Compromise:
the Senate would be proportional to population, but the House of Representatives would represent each state equally.
A result of the Second Continental Congress was
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
A group of delegates to the Constitutional Convention proposed a powerful national government to replace the weak confederation of states. This was known as the
Virginia Plan
A group of delegates to the Constitutional Convention proposed a powerful national government to replace the weak confederation of states. This was known as the
Virginia Plan.
The articles of Confederation formulated a rather weak federal government in part because the national government
Was unable to formulate and conduct effective foreign policy.
Under the Articles of Confederation, whatever powers the national government possessed were exercised by
the congress.
The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that
the constitution established a government of limited powers; because the government was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary.
Which feature of the U.S. Constitution reveals the founding fathers' fear of majority rule?
the creation of the Electoral College
A confederation can best be described as
a loose association of independent states.
The power of judicial review permits
the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.
A key component of the Virginia Plan was
a strong national government
Antifederalist attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that
the national government it created was too strong
Federalism, or the division of power between a national government and regional units, stands in contrast to
unitary government.
The primary contribution of the Federalist papers is
their insight into the meaning of the constitutional provisions.
Which of the following plans was exactly the same as the structure of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
New Jersey.
Which amendments are referred to as the Civil War Amendments?
13th, 14th, and 15th
The Declaration of Independence:
-declared the right of the people to alter or abolish government, -declared the colonies independent from Britain, -contained a stirring call for equality and human rights, -contained a stirring call for public participation in government.
Among the list of Congressional powers were:
-the authority to tax to provide for the general welfare. -to regulate commerce among the states and with foreign nations. -to borrow money. -to declare war, raise armies, and maintain a navy.
The Federalist papers were written by
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
The Articles of Confederation took effect on November 15, 1777 following:
Approval by all thirteen states.
The idea of republicanism may be traced to the philospher
Aristotle
The necessary and proper clause can be found in the constitutional Article I, Section 8 dealing with
Congress.
A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as a(n) __________ clause.
Elastic
Supporters of the Constitution named themselves
Federalists
In Federalist 10, Madison suggests democracies have
Generally been the source of turbulence and contention.
Of the many delegates who gathered to form the Constitution, who was elected to chair the meeting?
George Washington
____________________ acted as the common government of the states between 1775 and 1781.
The Second Continental Congress
Which of the following statements concerning government under the Articles is incorrect?
The legislature was bicameral.
The Great Compromise resolved what issue?
The power of large versus small states
The Declaration of Independence was based on input from many people, but its primary author was
Thomas Jefferson
In balancing national and state authority, the framers faced the necessity of
preserving the traditional authority of the states while enhancing the powers of the national government.
The difference between a confederation and a federation is that in a confederation
ultimate government authority rests in states.
